Junichi Watanabe
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Junichi Watanabe (渡辺 淳一 Watanabe Jun'ichi, born 1933[1]) is a Japanese writer, known for his portrayal of extra-marital affairs of middle aged people. His 1997 novel A Lost Paradise became a bestseller in Japan and over Asia, and was made into a film and a TV miniseries. He has written more than 50 novels in total, and won awards including Naoki Prize in 1970 for Light and Shadow (Hikari to kage), New Current Coterie magazine prize for Makeup, the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize in 1979 for The Setting Sun in the Distance (Toki rakujitsu) and Russian Brothel in Nagasaki (Nagasaki roshia yujokan).[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Copeland, Rebecca L. (2006). Woman critiqued: translated essays on Japanese women's writing. University of Hawaii Press. p. 214. ISBN 0-8248-2958-1. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ↑ "The husband instruction manual". China Daily / eastday.com. 2004-06-07. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ↑ West, Mark D. (2006). Secrets, sex, and spectacle: the rules of scandal in Japan and the United States. University of Chicago Press. p. 272. ISBN 0-226-89408-8. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ↑ "Jun'ichi Watanabe". Japanese Literature Publishing Project website. Japanese Literature Publishing and Promotion Center. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
External links
- Junichi Watanabe's literature house (Japanese)
- Junichi Watanabe's official blog (Japanese)
- Jun'ichi Watanabe at J'Lit Books from Japan (English)
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